Rapid Review Microbiology and Immunology: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 2e [Paperback]

Ken S. Rosenthal PhD (Author), James S. Tan MD (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0323044263 | ISBN-13: 978-0323044264 | Publication Date: November 15, 2006 | Edition: 2

Get the most from your study time...and experience a realistic USMLE simulation! These new additions to the Rapid Review Series-highly rated in the First Aid rankings-make it easy for you to master all of the basic science material covered on the USMLET Step 1 Exam.

• Each title focuses on a particular basic science subject, providing an at-a-glance, outline-format review of all the information you need to know.
  
• A user-friendly 2-color layout, Hi-Yield Margin Notes, and Key Points make studying easy.
  
• 100 high-quality USMLE-style review questions inside each book allow you to practice for the USMLE, and include a full rationale that lets you know why every possible answer is right or wrong.
  
• Another 250 USMLE-style questions for each title are available at www.studentconsult.com-mirroring the look and feel of the actual exam, and providing detailed feedback on which areas you may need to study more

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Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Mosby; 2 edition (November 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0323044263
• ISBN-13: 978-0323044264
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #175,895 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #58 in Books > Medical Books > Basic Sciences > Immunology

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fast, Fast, Fast, October 31, 2008

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William Mcfadden "William Mcfadden" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rapid Review Microbiology and Immunology: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 2e (Paperback)

So, lets get to the point. This is a really fast book to move through. It has highlighted words inside bullet points that make reading each chapter easy after you have already read the chapter once. The experienced student will find this book to be a quick, concise review that is not bogged down in detail or words. However, there is a down side to moving at this pace. A beginner will feel lost and confused. What looks like a quick review to an advanced reader will become a memorization of bullet points if you don't have a little background to begin with. The questions that are provided are excellent and board worthy. However, they are not found at the end of each chapter. A couple of full length tests are at the end of the book, but you will not be able to practice after finishing a chapter. Online access, which comes with the book for free, does break up the questions a little more, but not into chapters. You really won't be able to practice questions until you have all of the book read, or you will need to filter through questions to find the ones that you can answer (an awful waist of time). Still, if you are trying to decide between BRS and this one, pick this one. You will be happier with the well organized easy to follow outline that isn't bogged down in details, and unfortunately you will find BRS immuno or micro just as difficult for a beginner. Before using this book, I used parham immuno and Microbio made ridiculously simple. It would benefit you to use these books (or at least ridiculously simple) before trying to master this one or in tandom.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another very good Rapid Review book, November 28, 2008

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This review is from: Rapid Review Microbiology and Immunology: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 2e (Paperback)

The more and more I look into Rapid Review, the more I realize how great their series really is (NOT just things written by Dr. Goljan). The book is written very well and things flow very easily. This is of course a review book, and should be used along with your course material and also to study for the USMLE Step 1 exam.

First Aid gives this book an "A" for Micro and Immuno, and I definitely agree. Clinical Micro Made Ridiculously Simple is far too long for boards review. The charts CMMRS provides ARE GOOD, but its too much to read if you didn't do so along with your course material.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Resource, October 2, 2010

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This review is from: Rapid Review Microbiology and Immunology: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 2e (Paperback)

Good review book with great online question bank. I am a huge fan of the Rapid Review series!!